महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-33, verse-10

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्येवंवादिनं तं स न्यायवित्प्रत्यभाषत ।
कुशलप्रश्नसंयुक्तं कुशलो वाक्यकर्मणि ॥१०॥

10. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityevaṁvādinaṁ taṁ sa nyāyavitpratyabhāṣata ,
kuśalapraśnasaṁyuktaṁ kuśalo vākyakarmaṇi.

10. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca iti evam-vādinaṃ tam saḥ nyāya-vit
pratyabhāṣata kuśala-praśna-saṃyuktam kuśalaḥ vākya-karmaṇi

10. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca saḥ nyāya-vit vākya-karmaṇi kuśalaḥ
tam evam-vādinaṃ kuśala-praśna-saṃyuktam iti pratyabhāṣata

10. Vaiśampāyana said: To that speaker, whose words were combined with questions about welfare, the king, who was knowledgeable in justice and adept in verbal expression, responded.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• एवम्-वादिनं (evam-vādinaṁ) - to the one speaking thus (Nārada) (to the one speaking thus)

• तम् (tam) - him (Nārada) (him, that (accusative))

• सः (saḥ) - he (King Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that (nominative))

• न्याय-वित् (nyāya-vit) - knowledgeable in justice (knower of justice, expert in logic)

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - responded (replied, spoke in return)

• कुशल-प्रश्न-संयुक्तम् (kuśala-praśna-saṁyuktam) - whose words were combined with questions about welfare (endowed with questions of welfare)

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - adept, skilled (skilled, expert, healthy, prosperous)

• वाक्य-कर्मणि (vākya-karmaṇi) - in verbal expression (in the act of speaking, in composition, in speech)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a famous sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Strong form of Perfect stem.

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is Vaiśampāyana.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Refers to the preceding speech of Nārada.

एवम्-वादिनं (evam-vādinaṁ) - to the one speaking thus (Nārada) (to the one speaking thus)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evam-vādin

evam-vādin - speaking thus, speaking in this manner

Compound. From evaṃ (thus) and vādin (speaking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (evam+vādin)

• evam – thus, so, in this way
  indeclinable
  Adverb.
• vādin – speaking, speaker, disputant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From √vad (to speak) + -in.
  Root: √vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nārada.

तम् (tam) - him (Nārada) (him, that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/Anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Refers to Nārada.

सः (saḥ) - he (King Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that (nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/Anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Subject of pratyabhāṣata.

न्याय-वित् (nyāya-vit) - knowledgeable in justice (knower of justice, expert in logic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyāya-vid

nyāya-vid - knowing justice, skilled in logic or jurisprudence

Compound of nyāya (justice) and vid (knowing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nyāya+vid)

• nyāya – rule, method, justice, logic
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- + √i (to go).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √i
• vid – knowing, skilled in, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From √vid (to know) + -kvin.
  Root: √vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - responded (replied, spoke in return)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of √bhāṣ

Imperfect Middle Indicative

From prati- + √bhāṣ.

Prefix: prati

Root: √bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ'.

कुशल-प्रश्न-संयुक्तम् (kuśala-praśna-saṁyuktam) - whose words were combined with questions about welfare (endowed with questions of welfare)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśala-praśna-saṃyukta

kuśala-praśna-saṁyukta - connected with questions of well-being, containing questions about welfare

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśala+praśna+saṃyukta)

• kuśala – well-being, welfare, skillful, healthy
  noun (neuter)
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √śnā (to pierce) or pra- + √prac (to ask).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √prac
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + √yuj (to join) + -ta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Nārada).

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - adept, skilled (skilled, expert, healthy, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, clever, healthy, prosperous, welfare

Lit. "holding the kuśa grass" (for rituals), hence adept.

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

वाक्य-कर्मणि (vākya-karmaṇi) - in verbal expression (in the act of speaking, in composition, in speech)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vākya-karman

vākya-karman - act of speaking, expression, composition

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+karman)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √vac (to speak) + -ya.
  Root: √vac (class 2)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do) + -man.
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: The location or sphere of the skill.